How Far Would You Travel To Buy A New (Or Used) Bike?

new_rider said:

There's a great bike shop two hours drive out of town, which pretty much stocks every bike I'm interested in. This town also has some amazing riding (although you really need to be at intermediate level status to actually enjoy the riding since it's pretty demanding).

I figure, the local shop would offer the initial fitting and such, and then one free 30 day tune up and then I'm on my own.

With the shop out of town, I could just schedule a weekend day to travel, enjoy the town while my bike's being tuned up, then head back home.

You think this is a good idea? The shops out of town have a much higher level of expertise and selection, both of bikes as well as accessories and clothing.

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new_rider said:

There's a great bike shop two hours drive out of town, which pretty much stocks every bike I'm interested in. This town also has some amazing riding (although you really need to be at intermediate level status to actually enjoy the riding since it's pretty demanding).

I figure, the local shop would offer the initial fitting and such, and then one free 30 day tune up and then I'm on my own.

With the shop out of town, I could just schedule a weekend day to travel, enjoy the town while my bike's being tuned up, then head back home.

You think this is a good idea? The shops out of town have a much higher level of expertise and selection, both of bikes as well as accessories and clothing.

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Icklehutch said:

2Hrs is a small price to pay for something you really want.

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